4125-33-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Heterodimerization of propylene and vinylarenes: Functional group compatibility in a highly efficient Ni-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction
Jin, Jian,Rajanbabu
, p. 2145 - 2151 (2000)
Unlike heterodimerization reactions of ethylene and vinylarenes, no such synthetically useful reactions using propylene are known. We find that propylene reacts with various vinylarenes in the presence of catalytic amounts of [(allyl)NiBr]2, tr
Heterodimerization of Olefins. 1. Hydrovinylation Reactions of Olefins That Are Amenable to Asymmetric Catalysis
RajanBabu,Nomura, Nobuyoshi,Jin, Jian,Nandi, Malay,Park, Haengsoon,Sun, Xiufeng
, p. 8431 - 8446 (2007/10/03)
Through a systematic examination of ligand and counterion effects, new protocols for a nearly quantitative and highly selective codimerization of ethylene and various functionalized vinylarenes have been discovered. In a typical reaction, 4-bromostyrene and ethylene undergo codimerization in the presence of 0.0035 equiv each of [(allyl)NiBr]2, triphenylphosphine, and AgOTf in CH2Cl2 at -56 °C to give 3-(4-bromophenyl) -1-butene in >98% yield and selectivity. Corresponding reactions with [(allyl)PdX]2 are much less efficient and less selective and may require further optimization before a viable system can be identified. Another useful protocol that gives comparable yield and selectivity involves the use of a single-component catalyst prepared from allyl 2-diphenylphosphinobenzoate, Ni(COD)2, and (C6F5)3B. Recognition of a synergistic relationship between a chiral hemilabile ligand (for example, (R)-2-methoxy-2′-diphenylphosphino-1,1′-binaphthyl, MOP) and a highly dissociated counteranion (BARF or SbF6) in an enantioselective version of the Ni-catalyzed reaction raises the prospects of developing a practical route for the synthesis of 3-arylbutenes. Several pharmaceutically relevant compounds, including widely used 2-arylpropionic acids, can be synthesized from these key intermediates. This reaction appears to be quite general. Synthesis of several new 2-diphenylphosphino-1,1-binaphthyl derivatives, prepared to probe the effect of hemilabile coordination on the efficiency and selectivity of the reaction, are also described.
